209 - A Biblical and Historical Perspective on CRT (Critical Race Theory) with Dr. Christina Edmondson & Jemar Tisby

This episode brings together Be the Bridge founder Latasha Morrison with two scholars, Dr. Christina Edmondson Ph.D., and Doctoral candidate Jemar Tisby. Both are thought leaders in the push for racial equity in ecclesiastical spaces. In this episode, the conversations will center around the topic of CRT which is short for Critical Race Theory. We strive, as a podcast, to give you, our listeners and supporters, foundational tools to help you develop a clear historical and biblical perspective as it relates to race. LaTasha’s discussions with Christina and Jemar guides us through critiques of inequities and misrepresentations found anywhere, even in academia, that creates racial disharmony.Host & Executive Producer - Latasha MorrisonSenior Producer - Lauren C. BrownProducer, Editor & Music By - Travon PottsTranscriber - Brittany PrescottQuotes: “We need to be critically discerning everything that comes before us and submitting it to the Word of God...” - Dr. Christina Edmondson“Folks always have tried to label people as a way to disempower them and that’s especially true when it comes to black people.” - Jemar Tisby“Whereas there are other church traditions that would say like, well, of course, this church racism is baked in, in this country…” - Dr. Christina Edmondson“There’s a popular phrase that says history repeats itself...more accurately history doesn’t repeat itself, history rhymes.” - Jemar TisbyLISTEN & SUBSCRIBEPodcast link: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/be-the-bridge/Instagram: @LatashaMorrisonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LatashaMMorrison/